U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics

International Technical Cooperation

Presenting Economic Data and Information

Dates

April 15 - 19, 2013

Application deadline

March 15, 2013

Tuition

$2,400

Participants

This seminar is designed primarily for economists, statisticians, researchers,
analysts, and managers working with price and labor statistics in national statistical programs. Participants should
have an elementary knowledge of statistics.

Objectives

Developing skills in creating meaningful and clear tables, charts, and written analysis

Developing skills in writing and presenting metadata

Applying learned skills to improve their organization's data products

Program content

This seminar will draw on the experience of BLS staff and others in
displaying and reporting statistical data. Effective tools and approaches to clearly and objectively
presenting data to a variety of audiences and users will be discussed. BLS staff will share widely
accepted best practices for creating data tables and graphs. Writing press releases, reports, and analytic
articles will be discussed. Participants will apply the skills learned during the seminar to critique
and improve existing data products published by their organization. Throughout the seminar, participants
will be exposed to varied presentation vehicles and tips on how to create them. A discussion is included
on the users of statistical data and the ways in which they use them, to highlight the
benefits of clear and effective presentation of data. Workshops are included to put the skills learned
into practice.

The seminar includes discussions on the following topics:

Analysis: The link between data and understanding

How does BLS report statistical data?

Visual presentation of statistics

Tabular presentation of statistics

Tools for analysis

Written analysis

Analysis in action - how the household labor force survey is reported and used